Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices of Medicine Student towards Novel Corona Virus (COVID-19)

Background: The emerging respiratory disease is caused by the novel type of corona virus which is named as COVID-19. This respiratory illness has received internal attention and it is categorized as highly threaten disease in the US by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The purpose of the study was to assess the knowledge, attitude and practice of undergraduate medical students towards COVID-19. Methods: Descriptive cross-sectional design was used to assess knowledge, practice and attitudes of 255 undergraduate medical students towards COVID-19. Study participants were recruited from the Fakeeh College for Medical Sciences between April and August 2020. Results: The results of study participants showed that undergraduate medical students had moderate knowledge towards COVID-19 (Mean=20.54, SD ± 4.67). Also, participants had high level of knowledge regarding nature of diseases and precautionary measures by health care providers dimensions. However, they expressed limited knowledge towards mode of transmission. Moreover, study participants demonstrated an optimistic attitude toward disease as the average 43.78 and good practice towards COVID-19 (average 18.67). Conclusions: The study results revealed that study participants demonstrated good knowledge with favorable and accepted practice. This study suggests the importance of emphasis on infectious disease in medical curriculum.

Literature Review of Sebaceous and Non-Sebaceous Lymphadenoma

Lymphadenoma of the salivary gland is a rare form of tumor that can be branched into Sebaceous Lymphadenoma (SLA) and Non-Sebaceous Lymphadenoma (NSLA). It is painless, hyperdense, shiny yellowish/brownish unicystic or multicystic mass which is encapsulated and well defined having lymphocytic and/or lymphoid follicles background present with or without sebaceous differentiation. Both SLA and NSLA are predominantly located in parotids with occasional case appearing in minor salivary glands and has <100 and <50 reported cases respectively in English literature. We have attempted to compile reported case studies on SLA and NSLA and tried to make analysis on the basis of findings. Our analysis revealed that both SLA and NSLA are often non-malignant in nature but feature of malignancy cannot be completely ruled out. Data also found that SLA and NSLA has a significant gender bias towards males but NSLA is more likely to appear at an early age as compared to SLA which often emerge after the 5th decade of life. Further, differential diagnosis should be considered to distinguish SLA and NSLA from Warthin’s tumor, pleomorphic adenoma, mucoepidermoid carcinoma, cystadenoma, lymphoepithelial cysts, myoepithelial sialadenitis, malignant lymphoma and metastatic adenocarcinoma of lymph node. This review discusses various techniques used in the past studies that can be helpful in making differential diagnosis.